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Science:chap 4
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| One of the elements of group 2 of the Periodic Table | Alkaline Earth Metal |
| One of the metals that can use the inner shell before using the outer shell to bond | Transition Metal |
| One of the unreactive elements of group 18 of the periodic table | Noble Gas |
| One of the elements of group 17 of the periodic table; combine with most metals to form salt | Halogen |
| Massless energy containing particle that electromagnetic waves sometimes behave like | Photon |
| Particle in the nucleus with an electric charge of 1+ | Proton |
| Particle with an electric charge of -1, surrounding the nucleus of an atom | Electron |
| The small positively charged center of an atom, contains protons and neutrons | Nucleus |
| Electrically neutral particle inside the nucleus of an atom | Neutron |
| Number of protons in an atom nucleus | Atomic Number |
| Sum of the number of protons and neutrons in an atom's nucleus | Mass Number |
| Atom of an element that has a specific number of neutrons | Isotope |
| SI unit for quantity equal to 6.022 x 10^23 units of that substance | Mole |
| A region in an atom where there is a high probability of finding electrons | Orbital |
| An electron that is found in the outermost shell of an atom and determines the atom's chemical properties | Valence Electron |
| An arrangement of elements in order of their atomic numbers, such as elements with similar properties fall in the same groups | Periodic Law |
| Unit of mass that describes the mass of an atom or molecule | Unified Atomic Mass Unit |
| One of the elements of Group 1 of the periodic table | Alkali Metal |
| Horizontal row in the periodic table | Period |
| Vertical column in the periodic table | Group |
| Charged particle that has either more or fewer electrons than protons | Ion |
| Element that is shiny, malleable, ductile, and a good conductor of heat and electricity | Metal |
| Element that usually is a gas or brittle solid at room temp. Not malleable or ductile Not a good conductor of heat or energy | Nonmetal |
| Material that conducts an electric current under certain conditions | Semiconductor |